Associated Press photoFans watch the sold-out soccer match between Ecuador and Mexico Friday at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford.EAST RUTHERFORD — The alleged drunk driver of a car that struck nine people near the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford late Friday night continued to drive off past the point of impact, even while one of the victims clung to the hood of the car, pleading with the motorist to stop, according to another victim in the accident.

“It was real scary,” said Elizabeth Castaneda, 17, of Bridgeton, from her hospital bed.Castaneda remained at Hackensack Medical Center in stable condition with facial and internal injuries.

Her 14-year-old cousin, also of Bridgeton, and Victor Huerta, 18, of Queens, N.Y. remain in critical condition.

Treated and released on Saturday were Jaime Flores, 30, of Deer Park, N.Y.; a 22-month-old boy, also from Deer Park; Rosa Paz, 30, of Brooklyn; Marcos Parea, 31, of Brooklyn; a 16-year-old female from Bridgeton and a 16-year-old from Upper Deerfield.

Det. Brian Polite said the group was trying to return to their cars following a Mexico vs. Ecuador soccer match, which was the second sporting event at the new stadium.

The victims were struck after opting to cross Route 120 rather than waiting to traverse through a crowded crossover bridge.

Frank Morocho, 21, of the Bronx, N.Y., fled the scene with his 2006 silver Acura TL, but was apprehended in Wallington and placed in the Bergen County Jail with bail set at $50,000.

Morocho is charged with driving while intoxicated, assault by auto and leaving the scene of a serious accident.

Castaneda said about 100 people were trying to cross the road and one man put his hand up to stop traffic.

“All the cars stopped, so we started walking,” Castaneda said. “But the last car in the last lane didn’t stop.”

Castaneda said she saw the driver continue on while her younger sister held on to the hood of the car. The driver continued several hundred feet, while her sister banged on the windshield. The driver finally stopped, allowed the girl to get off the car and sped off.

Castaneda’s sister, who was treated and released on Saturday, could not be reached.Fans choosing to cross Route 120 between the Giants Stadium grounds and the IZOD Center has been an issue at the Meadowlands.

Typically, they can cross via a tunnel connecting the two lots or take shuttle buses.

For Friday night’s soccer game, some 77,000 fans were unloading from the new stadium.

“Everybody was going in the tunnel,” she said. “It was really crowded. You couldn’t even move in there. So everybody started walking (across Route 120). We thought it would be easier.”

East Rutherford police Chief Larry Minda said Saturday that local towns have been more diligent in recent years in not allowing people to park on public streets anymore.

“When the old stadium comes down (this summer), we’ll have more parking again on the stadium side,” Minda said, adding that while State Police manages traffic for stadium events, his borough also uses extra officers on such occasions to try to prevent dangerous incidents.

A spokesperson for the New Meadowlands Stadium Corp. said “on behalf of the stadium, our thoughts and prayers are with the injured for a full and speedy recovery.”

Three of the four victims from Cumberland County are active in youth soccer.

Thomas Masucci, the head coach of the boys soccer team at Bridgeton High School, was also at the game, but did not know about the accident until the next day.